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Welcome to the Creative Conversation Series, where I have conversations with creative people I admire - from a wide variety of creative fields.

OUR GUEST TODAY IS NICOLE ADRIANA CASANOVA

Nicole is a dear friend, an amazing storyteller, and a pollinator of so much magic and care for the earth. In this conversation, we talk about rematriation, stumbling upon one’s healing gifts, the presence of Indigenous elders in New York City, prophetic dreams, following one’s vision, and so much more.

I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did, and that you’ll be inspired to connect with Nicole’s work, The Golden Drum, and your relationship to rematriation.

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ABOUT NICOLE

Nicole Adriana Casanova is a student of Maestro Manuel Rufino, a Taino Elder who founded the Golden Drum educational center in Brooklyn.

Nicole is a writer, poet, and storyteller, a 200 RYT Yoga Alliance certified Yoga and Meditation Teacher, a certified Reiki Master in the Usui and Karuna Reiki Riojo, a Shamanic Practitioner, a Human Movement teacher, and Magical Awakening Practitioner. Nicole blends decades of expertise in the wellness and holistic field to create one of a kind empowerment experiences in groups as well as one-on-one settings. As a Soul Architect, Nicole bridges practices and teachings from various wisdom traditions around the world, with intuitive knowledge and practical know how to create one of a kind blueprints of empowerment, healing, and remembrance.

In 2020, Nicole founded ecological non-profit Root to Heaven, dedicated to reforestation, regeneration, and rewilding. Root to Heaven has planted 100,000,000s of native plants since its inception and is currently engaging its new food sovereignty initiative, Pollinate NYC. Root to Heaven is Nicole’s prayer to honor and protect the waters of the world.

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How to Connect with Nicole

Learn more about Nicole on her Instagram here.

Find out more about Nicole’s retreat to Guatemala which is from February 4th to the 12th in San Juan La Laguna, Guatemala.

Origin: Retreat in Guatemala

Here you can find out more about her organization Root to Heaven

Here you can explore more about The Golden Drum organization in NYC.

TIME STUDY A Multidimensional Exploration of Time

starting January 27th.

ABOUT: This advanced offering is for creative people who are open-minded, cosmically curious, and playful with their understanding and experience of time.

The faculty for this 6-Week experience each carries a unique embodied understanding of time, from an experiential and mystical perspective.

Expect: talks on timeline jumping, transmissions about the nature of time from a spiritual perspective, understandings of time rooted in Mū culture, and channeled wisdom on time from a cosmic perspective.

Guest Facilitators: Manu River del Prete, Angela Basbas Angel, Ke’oni Hanalei, and Georgia Jean.

The Multidimensional Artistic Business

Welcome to the Creative Conversation Series, where I have conversations with creative people I admire - from a wide variety of creative fields.

OUR GUEST TODAY IS JO-ANNE SURIEL.

Jo-Anne carries the thunder of the ancient world in her voice. She is a gentle kind of force field. One feels immediately grounded in her presence, as if she carries the energy of a sacred tree’s roots. Jo-Anne is at once direct and subtle. And the sound of her voice tells you so much about who she is and carries a healing frequency even in conversation.

I hope you enjoy this interview. Jo-Anne shares about her winding path from the corporate world to writing a healing album, her resistance to calling herself a singer, a moment when the effect of Reiki surprised her, and so much more.

Enjoy this interview with Jo-Anne and let us know what you think in the comments below!

Jo-Anne Suriel is a compassionate catalyst for transformation and self-discovery who has journeyed far and wide on a spiritual path for over three decades. With expertise in the akashic records, Reiki, and sound therapy, Jo-Anne’s heart-centered healing arts nurture balance and harmony. Her grounded approach gently guides you back to the infinite wellspring of your own inner wisdom.

Jo-Anne leads corporate wellness sessions for organizations such as The Bronx Defenders, Google, and New York City Public Schools, and has facilitated song circles and sound meditations throughout the globe.

She teaches Reiki and offers 1-on-1 Reiki sessions and Energetic Well Readings in NYC and virtually. Also, she leads monthly group virtual song circles and in-person Energetic Well Sanctuaries in New York City.

Jo-Anne’s debut album, The Remembering, a collection of frequency medicine songs designed to help you return to balance and harmony, has been called a “balm for the current collective overwhelm… with songs that call us back home to ourselves, our bodies, and the earth.”

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Find Jo-Anne below:

Website

Instagram

The Remembering on Spotify.

The Remembering on Apple Music.

The Remembering on Amazon Music.

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The Multidimensional Artistic Business

Welcome to the Creative Conversation Series, where I have conversations with creative people I admire - from a wide variety of creative fields.

OUR GUEST TODAY IS DESIGNER, CREATIVE DIRECTOR, AND FOUNDER OF SACRED HIVE, SIRAH MORA.

In this conversation, Sirah and I talk about: the nature of creativity, the importance of play, the art of experimenting, pivoting careers, blending spirituality with design, balancing artistry with strategy, the necessity of boredom, and what to do when you have too many ideas.

If you are a designer, interested in creating a brand, or translating a message into something visual, this conversation is not to be missed!

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About Sirah

Sirah is the Founder and Creative Director of Sacred Hive Studio, a multidisciplinary creative studio where intuition and strategy converge to create artfully singular brands, experiences, and felt visual worlds.

As a visual translator, she partners with you to bring a concept or idea into form in the digital and/or physical space through the lens of world-building

How to Connect with Sirah

SirahMora.com

SacredHiveStudio.com

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The Multidimensional Artistic Business

Welcome to the Creative Conversation Series, where I have conversations with creative people I admire - from a wide variety of creative fields.

OUR GUEST TODAY IS PSYCHOTHERAPIST AND PSYCHIC MEDIUM, HALLIE HAVICAN.

In this conversation, Hallie and I talk about how they realized they could communicate with spirits, the connection between poetry and therapy, when therapeutic models fall short, what can happen when we aren’t honoring our intuition, and they end by channeling a message for all of us who tune in.

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About Hallie

Hallie Havican is a psychic medium and psychotherapist who lives for interdimensionality, exploring the unknown, and the wild intelligence of plants and animals. Their work invites others into the dynamic, sacred conversation between spirit and self.

How to Connect with Hallie

You can connect with Hallie on their website or on IG here.

Join Hallie’s Workshop

You can join Hallie’s Ancestral Healing workshop on November 12th, Honoring Your Lineage, Honoring Yourself, at this link.

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The Multidimensional Artistic Business

Welcome to the Creative Conversation Series, where I have conversations with creative people I admire - from a wide variety of creative fields.

OUR GUEST TODAY IS THE ARTIST AND DESIGNER OF THE BRAND EDAS, SADE MIMS.

EDAS is a modern lifestyle brand for the eclectic and intentional. Founded in 2015 by Creative Director Sade Mims and based in New York City, EDAS has built a distinct DNA rooted in craftsmanship, innovation, and emotional storytelling. The brand has made its mark in the accessories sector by centering community and consciousness at every stage of its growth.

Mims—designer, creative director, producer, and writer—draws on her multidisciplinary background to create thoughtful pieces that merge art and utility. Each design is meant to stand alone or layer seamlessly, offering a sense of individuality and contrast. EDAS continues to celebrate beauty, one accessory at a time.

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You can follow her work here:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/__edas/
EDAS Website: https://edas.store/pages/about

Also, look out for the next workshop - Interstellar - A workshop to connect to 3I Atlas on October 30th, 7pm - 8:15pm EDT. Join here.

CREATIVE CONVERSATION SERIES #4

Welcome to a very special part of the Garden of the Imaginal: The Creative Conversation Series where I have conversations with creative people I admire - from a wide variety of creative fields.

OUR FOURTH GUEST IS MUSICIAN AND ARTIST, LEA THOMAS, whose album Cosmos Forever comes out September 20th.

When I first heard Lea’s forthcoming album Cosmos Forever, I completely fell in love with its sonic universe. I already had the song Stay Close on my regular rotation, but her newest work felt different - and oddly familiar to a part of me. The part of me that knows when we find stillness, we instantly connect to the lush layers of existence and the nature within ourselves. This album is an invitation to that stillness, and what a gorgeous invitation it is.

What We Talk About

In this conversation, Lea joins us from her home in the Catskills and dives deeply into her creative perspective, how her albums have their own seasons, the influence of growing up in Hawaii, the making of her forthcoming album, letting creativity be less serious than we think it needs to be.

For those who love nature, collaboration, and the artistic process, this interview is a source of nurturance, inspiration, and connection.

To learn more about Lea,

Listen or buy the album here.

Lea’s single, the Gift, song here.

Lea’s newest single We Must Be in Love here.

You can get the beautiful essence she shared about here.

And learn more about her upcoming record release shows here.

More About the Cosmos Forever

by Jen Powers

Lea Thomas’ album Cosmos Forever unfurls in a moment of exquisitely gentle suggestion: “Let’s go for a walk/Don’t talk.” Hers is a voice that is at peace with itself, that is trusting of its own ability to convey the truths of her experience and her personal philosophy, and to express her enduring love for the natural world. These truths, inspired by growing up on Maui, are embroidered with elegantly simple imagery. Fragments and fine details of a myriad different landscapes–a spray of leaves, a winding river, a bracing trade wind–seem to weave themselves together into a blanket of sound that is warm and wholly enveloping.

 For the recording, Thomas, her co-producer John Thayer (YAI, Ezra Feinberg, Arp), and three other bandmates traveled to a house at the end of a mountain road in the woods. There, in a hushed landscape, they discovered a peaceful respite over the course of about a week, during which something benevolent and clear-eyed had enough time to be born.

There is a lot of space to move around in these compositions, which lightly sidestep the trappings of rigid structure. They’re more like expansive fields of wildflowers rather than crafted bouquets–their nature remains ephemeral, but it is also cyclical, which suggests something of the eternal, or of timelessness.

The Hudson Valley-based songwriter’s body of work could be regarded as cyclical as well. Her 2021 album “Mirrors to the Sun” is more of a pop-oriented songwriting endeavor; 2019’s “Blue of Distance” is something more ephemeral, open-ended, and hushed; 2017’s “Want for Nothing” is filled with straightforward, breezy, and engaging hooks. This oscillation of approach is something that Thomas says has come naturally to her over the years, threading its way through each of her endeavors.

Even if the listener finds themselves immersed in “Cosmos Forever” without the context of her earlier material, however, this is an album that shines on its own, warmly rewarding deeper and repeated listening with a sense of tranquility and gentle assurance. Lushness without drama, honesty without sharpness–rare and fine qualities that suffuse every song. Like a friendly hand resting on the shoulder, this music encourages the listener to become more at ease with the unanswered questions they might contain within themselves. It suggests that to forgive oneself for being uncertain, to allow oneself to experience pure and simple goodness, is to feel more at home in the world, and to better feel the embrace of the all-encompassing universe itself.

Welcome to a very special part of the Garden of the Imaginal: The Creative Conversation Series where I have conversations with creative people I admire - from a wide variety of creative fields.

OUR THIRD GUEST IS AUTHOR AND BAKER, ABI BALINGIT

AKA THE DUSKY KITCHEN

WHO IS ABI BALINGIT OF THE DUSKY KITCHEN?

Abi is a baker and author based in Brooklyn. I discovered Abi’s work through East Williamsburg neighborhood collaborations with sustainable boutique - Sense of Shelf, and community-centric cafe, Land to Sea. I was a fan upon the first bite I took of her Ube Crinkle cookies. I so enjoyed watching Abi’s work grow and was so excited to find out that her cookbook, Mayumu: Filipino American Desserts Remixed won the 2024 James Beard Emerging Voice Award in Books.

I wanted to learn more about the story of her evolution and share Abi’s vibrant, unique creative spirit with this community, and was so excited when she said yes to this conversation!

WHAT WE TALK ABOUT

In the latest installment of Creative Conversations, Abi and I discuss her journey as a baker, author, and self-taught creator, with a focus on her unique perspective, creativity, and resilience. We also explored the realities of building a career centered on our passions while working a full-time job, the challenges and rewards of pursuing one's passions in creative industries, the importance of taking risks, embracing uncertainty, and seeking support.

You can follow her work here:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theduskykitchen/
Twitter: https://x.com/theduskykitchen
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theduskykitchen

Thanks so much for being part of this community. If you are a paid subscriber, please check out the last post which was an energetic attunement, and I look forward to seeing you at our Mini Reading event on August 29th at 12 PM ET. You MUST RSVP here to receive the link to join!

Welcome to this new part of the Garden of the Imaginal: The Creative Conversation Series where I have conversations with creative people I admire - from a wide variety of creative fields.

OUR SECOND GUEST IS THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST AND MUSICIAN KATY PINKE.

Katy’s work resonates with me deep to my core - from her lyrics, sense of surprising yet somehow familiar melodic choices, and her instinct to innovate in the micro and macro, I felt an immediate sense of cosmic kinship when I came across her many forms of expression.

I saw Katy’s album release show a few months back and since then have wanted to interview her for this series. She is a trained actress and musician as well as a painter. Her multidisciplinary approach to creativity allows her to build out a whole universe of herself into the real world.

You can find more of her work here and take a listen to her most recent album, which I love, on her bandcamp.

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In this conversation, Katy and I talk about her experiences in academia, breaking out of a cycle of mind-based rumination, and embodying creativity using movement and abstraction.

KATY’S NEW SINGLE, VIDEO & A SHOW ON FRIDAY, JULY 26TH!

Today, Katy released a new single and video!!! You can also see Katy live this Friday, July 26th in Brooklyn at The Owl.

Welcome to this new part of the Garden of the Imaginal: The Creative Conversation Series where I have conversations with creative people I admire - from a wide variety of creative fields.

OUR FIRST GUEST IS SOPHIE WOLF OF THE PLACE

I met Sophie Wolf of The Place via my dear friends Arizona Smith of Purple Diamond Tarot and the magical Taylor of Akashic Light…

We immediately hit it off because of our love for subverting boxes, rerouting paths of traditional labels, and finding ways to play and be creative while also running businesses that feed us on many levels. (She also gives a fantastic soul reading… though her books rarely open, so if you’d like to have that experience… I highly recommend check out the waitlist.)

Sophie Wolf is the Soul Reader - Intuitive Nomad & Life-Lover behind The Place.

The Place is a space of merging spirituality, the cosmos, Earth & daily treasures created to show how easy, and accessible & modern spirituality is.

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In this conversation Sophie and I talk about how to talk about your work if you are creating something new, the importance of courage, the constriction of labels, the importance of creativity for the sake of creativity, and how we began our unique businesses.

I hope this video inspires you and that you check out The Place which also shares some gorgeous musings on their newsletter and Instagram.

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